Marc Lou hits $3M from 36 solo bootstrapped startups at 85% margin
petergyang · x · 2026-09-08
Indie maker Marc Lou reports $3M in cumulative revenue from 36 solo, bootstrapped startups at an 85% margin over 10 years. After failing as an entrepreneur, he took a job in 2021, was inspired by @levelsio, and started building tiny startups while documenting the journey. The post also promotes his CodeFast course, which teaches would-be founders to ship a SaaS in 14 days; it has 4,439 students.
Related event: Marc Lou's 10-Year Solo Journey: 36 Projects, ~$3.2M Revenue(10 posts)→
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